GB2198604B - Piezoelectric element drive circuit - Google Patents

Piezoelectric element drive circuit

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Publication number
GB2198604B
GB2198604B GB8726588A GB8726588A GB2198604B GB 2198604 B GB2198604 B GB 2198604B GB 8726588 A GB8726588 A GB 8726588A GB 8726588 A GB8726588 A GB 8726588A GB 2198604 B GB2198604 B GB 2198604B
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Prior art keywords
drive circuit
piezoelectric element
element drive
piezoelectric
circuit
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB8726588A
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GB2198604A (en
GB8726588D0 (en
Inventor
Masashi Suzuki
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Brother Industries Ltd
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Brother Industries Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP61272335A external-priority patent/JPS63126284A/en
Priority claimed from JP61277946A external-priority patent/JPS63130356A/en
Application filed by Brother Industries Ltd filed Critical Brother Industries Ltd
Publication of GB8726588D0 publication Critical patent/GB8726588D0/en
Publication of GB2198604A publication Critical patent/GB2198604A/en
Application granted granted Critical
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/22—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of impact or pressure on a printing material or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/23—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of impact or pressure on a printing material or impression-transfer material using print wires
    • B41J2/30—Control circuits for actuators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K3/00—Circuits for generating electric pulses; Monostable, bistable or multistable circuits
    • H03K3/02—Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses
    • H03K3/53—Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses by the use of an energy-accumulating element discharged through the load by a switching device controlled by an external signal and not incorporating positive feedback
    • H03K3/57—Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses by the use of an energy-accumulating element discharged through the load by a switching device controlled by an external signal and not incorporating positive feedback the switching device being a semiconductor device
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N30/00—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices
    • H10N30/80—Constructional details
    • H10N30/802—Circuitry or processes for operating piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices not otherwise provided for, e.g. drive circuits
GB8726588A 1986-11-15 1987-11-13 Piezoelectric element drive circuit Expired - Fee Related GB2198604B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP61272335A JPS63126284A (en) 1986-11-15 1986-11-15 Circuit for driving piezoelectric element
JP61277946A JPS63130356A (en) 1986-11-20 1986-11-20 Piezoelectric element driving device

Publications (3)

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GB8726588D0 GB8726588D0 (en) 1987-12-16
GB2198604A GB2198604A (en) 1988-06-15
GB2198604B true GB2198604B (en) 1991-02-13

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GB8726588A Expired - Fee Related GB2198604B (en) 1986-11-15 1987-11-13 Piezoelectric element drive circuit

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GB (1) GB2198604B (en)

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